Redbaiter

I read that piece by Jafaboy (its gone now) wherein he made allegations concerning Labour’s current targets of smear and innuendo, and I could see so much in there that I thought was pretty reckless. Not the least being a reference to an article that he claimed proved his allegation that TC had lied, when the article didn’t say that at all.

Strange case that Jafaboy. Can write and express himself quite lucidly, occasionally demonstrates that he’s a little more up the intelligence scale than the average leftist knuckle dragger, and sometimes even hints at the fact that he may have a sense of humour and wit. Yet simultaneously seems so totally under the spell of leftism. Buys into all the leftist legends and myths and lies and propaganda and dutifully and mindlessly spits out all the approved doctrine. Puzzling and weird.

Still, I guess as Ann Coulter says, if they weren’t so afflicted, they’d be Conservatives. Just doesn’t seem to be any real cure for leftist brain rot, especially when it gets to such an advanced stage.

Holy Crap Redbaiter, that was almost a pleasant post. I’m really impressed!

I’d compare Cameron’s comparison of quotes to the awfulness committed by the Dom Post all those years back when they likened Don Brash’s Orewa Speech to Pauline Hanson’s awful policies. Same deal goes for the abortion of an analogy between Helen Clark and Robert Mugabe.

big bruv

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“I see Crazy Clark now says that JK and BIll E are unfit to govern because they both took 2 days off on leave”

Yep, and dear corrupt leaders official campaign channel (TV one) started their breakfast interview with John Key this morning with “And its good morning to John Key, leader of the National party, now John, you have just been on holiday”

It sickens me to see how the press in NZ are so keen to do Klark’s dirty work for her, it also sickens me to see the weak response from Key to this question, instead of prattling on about his family etc he should have just replied “Yes I had two days off, now I am sure that is not what you invited me here to discuss so lets talk about the pathetic performance of this corrupt govt…etc”

“Mr Howard has predicted the poll margin will narrow once the election is called”

and Helen Clark is another.

“I believe that in the home straight before the election itself the polls will begin to narrow.”

But the thing is the polls did narrow in Australia leading up to the election (if you look @ the treadlines).

I’m not saying the same thing is going to happen here. On the contrary I think they won’t because John Key has serviced longer as leader of the opposition compared to Kevin Rudd at this point in their election. The NZ electorate has made up their mind on John Key, whereas in Aussie they were still getting to know Kevin Rudd.

pdm

nx – John Key has a bit more personality than Rudd. I first saw Rudd when my wife and I were on holiday in Australia at the end of April last year. He seemed to be `flavour of the month’ with all of their TV channels and smarmy is a word that springs to mind.

I think he did improve in the lead up to the election but to my mind he won because it was time for a change over there not because he was going to be a better Prime Minister than Howard.

In the case of New Zealand Key offers a very successful business background, good manners and personality against Clark who has been astute at reading the political landscape for about 6 years, but is now coming across as a very bitter woman in denial and devoid of ideas. Labour also has a lot of `chickens coming home to roost’ the HBDHB being but one by way of example.

Therefore you are right in saying the gap in the polls is unlikely to narrow.

Although Oz Labor & NZ Nats are similar in that they both show commanding leads, I reckon there are differences:
1. OZ Labor picked up massively after Rudd became leader in Dec ’06 (less than a year out from their election). This may reflect Beazley’s unpopularity or Rudd’s popularity or both.
2. National is just carrying on the trend from where Don Brash left off. I reckon if Brash stayed on the Nats would still be well ahead in the polls.
3. The Oz opinion polls do show the gap narrowing between Labor & the coalition- but I reckon that just reflects Rudd’s ‘new leader’ shine coming off.
4. Key is not a new leader. People are not only conformable with him, but like him.

Oz Labor and NZ Nats are similar in that they both show commanding leads. But I reckon their are differences:
1. Oz Labor’s popularity shot up after Rudd became leader in Dec 06 (less than a year out from their election).
2. John Key has just carried on where Don Brash left off. I believe that if Dr Brash where still leader the Nats would be ahead in the polls (though Helen may have spat the dummy if that were the case).
3. The Oz opinions polls show the gap between the two major parties narrowing. I reckon this reflects the new leader shine coming off Rudd.
4. John Key isn’t a new leader. Not only are the public comfortable with Key, but they actually like him.

In summary; the evidence suggests the Nats lead is more solid than Oz Labor’s ever was.

Oz Labor and NZ Nats are similar in that they both show commanding leads. But I reckon their are differences:
1. Oz Labor’s popularity shot up after Rudd became leader in Dec 06 (less than a year out from their election).
2. John Key has just carried on where Don Brash left off. I believe that if Dr Brash where still leader the Nats would be ahead in the polls (though Helen may have spat the dummy if that were the case).
3. The Oz opinions polls show the gap between the two major parties narrowing. I reckon this reflects the ‘new leader’ shine coming off Rudd.
4. John Key isn’t a new leader. Not only are the public comfortable with Key, but they actually like him.

In summary; the evidence suggests the Nats lead is more solid than Oz Labor’s ever was.

Buggerlugs

Ha – a Labour Party Deep Throat tells me the caucus are screaming for a November 15 election so they can cram as many pay packets in before they have to go back to working for the union, sheltered workshop (oh, that’s right, Labour got rid of them), or whatever other poorly paid task they did before people like Neale Jones were stupid enough to vote for them. Leeches till the bitter end.